From: Loren Collins <lorencollins@yahoo.com>
To: Adam Arnold <ablarnold@csi.com>
Subject: Re: Chronos Proposal
Date: Friday, July 02, 1999 7:51 PM

Adam,

Sorry for the delay, but I imagine you'll be pleased with my reply:  a
merger sounds like a great idea.  You obviously noticed that my site
development fell by the wayside (I'm glad someone did!), as I suppose
my enthusiasm waned when the series ended.  From the looks of your
page, however, you have the time and resources to devote to keeping the
site alive.  You're even listed on Yahoo, something I never
accomplished.

So I think a merger is in the best interests of us both, as well as in
Chronos itself.  Might as well go over the details you gave, though.

> It is our Chronos pages which I have hopes to merge
> into one
> mega-site.  If you agree to the merger, your
> existing page content will be
> transferred to http://omega.hyper-space.com/chronos/
> at which time the
> existing layout of your site will be reformatted to
> the side-bar with
> bottom-disclaimer layout that my Vanishing Point
> site offers.

Sounds good.

> ALL pages originally authored by you will remain
> credited to you
> in the text of those pages.  Any content originally
> authored by
> myself will remain the same.  

Good.

> Here is a preliminary list of proposed changes
> planned for your pages 
> if the merger is agreed upon:
> - the main index page will have a stitched image on
> it signifying a 
> joining of our sites.

Good.

> - your current index page 'text' content will remain
> the same, however any
> links found will be transferred to the side-bar.

Good.

> -Yesterday's news - This page will be split into
> separate pages.

Just as well.  It was really sort of a catch-all page, anyway. 
Splitting it up is best for the reader.

> -Chronological (Dis)Order - this page will remain
> the same.

Good.

> -Linear Authority - this page will remain the same. 
> However links will be
> added to the side bar, but the page links will
> remain in the page.

Good.  I never did get around to finishing all of the bios (sorta
unnecessary since a lot of the characters were retconned out of
Walker's life in #11), but if you need any help in fleshing them out,
feel free to ask.  The same goes for anything else you might need.

> -Cover Gallery - My layout for the cover gallery
> will be used, but the full
> size images your site offers will be added to my
> current cover gallery, 
> with credit for them given to you.

Good.

> -Links - Your links page will be merged with my
> links pages.  However
> I will 'secret' link your current links page as
> hidden content on a chosen 
> page.

Cool.  Secret pages are the neat sort of things the web lends itself
to, but I've never seen many of them.

> Graphics programs will be utilized to add title
> banners, stitched pictures,
> and other images throughout the site to complement
> the content of selected
> pages when it is demeaned necessary.

This is precisely the reason why you're the man for the job.  I don't
have these sorts of programs, and I know they'll help the site greatly
(again, as I can tell from your page)
 
> My Chronos: The Homepage site has a lot of special
> content that can
> complement your content as well.  Including, an
> updated List of 
> Appearances, a scan of the wizard review, and the
> complete Chronos 
> Index which I completed for the DC Guide.

My store had a sale last week, and I completely forgot about the
Resurrection Man cameo.  Hopefully, I can pick it up later.  I think
I'm just rambling now :)
 
> If you are interested in continuing talks, I will
> offer a beta-test 
> preview version of the proposed content.  

Give it a go.  I'm sure it's all in good hands.  Could I ask one thing,
though?  Could you give me a description of the story in the *original*
Chronos #1,000,000 that you saw at Dragon-Con?  It's something that
I've been curious about ever since you first mentioned it to me.

> Thanks for your time.

Thank you.  Chronos deserves better than what I've had to offer.  It
was my first stab at a web site, and while I still think I did OK, it
can certainly be done a lot better.

Loren
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